Mission Belt Men's Leather Ratchet Belt

I purchased this belt in May of 2014, its now February of 2017. I wear this belt daily, I am thin so I wear it will all of my pants for the most part. I trimmed the belt down to size when I got it, so it fits and has always looked very nice. Over the last few months, the leather has started to crack significantly. There are multiple vertical cracks in the leather in several places, though the belt still functions. I am not sure what to expect as far as lifespan for a belt, but I guess I was expecting longer than this. I will likely buy a replacement 35mm belt and keep my buckle, which still functions perfectly.

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I have purchased from Amazon 3 different brands of this style belt in the last 4 years. The first was Easy Belt followed Marino and now Mission Belt. The Easy Belt and the Mission Belt were 35mm. For me, a 35mm belt is too narrow and on some pants it results in the waist band rolling over the belt. While this look along with athletic tape on your glasses may get you into just about any Geek party it is otherwise a failure. Furthermore, the release point on the Mission Belt’s buckle is difficult to work. It is a small tab on the perimeter of the buckle. I have experimented and it seems best if I wear the release on the up side of the buckle. I don’t have a muffin top so that’s not causing the roll over or the release problem. As for buckle durability, the spring in the lock & release mechanism of the Easy Belt broke at around 11 months. They replaced it free of charge. However, the replacement also broke, two buckles two exact same failures. The spring in the Mission Belt appears to be similar, we’ll see if it last more than a year. My second belt purchase was a Marino belt. Two years later that buckle is like new. However the belt split so I bought the Mission Belt. As for all the belts, they each are made with filler material covered with paper thin leather on both sides. So, in about one year, if you wear it everyday, the leather layers will either crack, split or tear. At least that has been my experience. Before you buy take time to Google “Full Grain Leather” and see that it is the only leather that is 100% all cattle leather, with no filler in a sandwich of layered materials.

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Ive had the "as seen on tv" version for the last year or so. I love the quick release, lifting up on the belt buckle on their version. This brand Mission is quite different. It has a very small trigger in the buckle to disengage the belt. problem is, you have to squeeze the belt together to release the tension on the belt to make it easier to release the trigger. I guess ill get used to it. Also, the as seen on tv version belt would eventually rip at the point where it was joined at the buckle, leaving me with my pants down to my knees on bourbon street lol. If this current belt is truly leather and has a buckle that can clamp down on it without ripping through the supposed leather then I will be impressed. we will see.

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I purchased this belt in May of 2014, its now February of 2017. I wear this belt daily, I am thin so I wear it will all of my pants for the most part. I trimmed the belt down to size when I got it, so it fits and has always looked very nice. Over the last few months, the leather has started to crack significantly. There are multiple vertical cracks in the leather in several places, though the belt still functions. I am not sure what to expect as far as lifespan for a belt, but I guess I was expecting longer than this. I will likely buy a replacement 35mm belt and keep my buckle, which still functions perfectly.

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I have purchased from Amazon 3 different brands of this style belt in the last 4 years. The first was Easy Belt followed Marino and now Mission Belt. The Easy Belt and the Mission Belt were 35mm. For me, a 35mm belt is too narrow and on some pants it results in the waist band rolling over the belt. While this look along with athletic tape on your glasses may get you into just about any Geek party it is otherwise a failure. Furthermore, the release point on the Mission Belt’s buckle is difficult to work. It is a small tab on the perimeter of the buckle. I have experimented and it seems best if I wear the release on the up side of the buckle. I don’t have a muffin top so that’s not causing the roll over or the release problem. As for buckle durability, the spring in the lock & release mechanism of the Easy Belt broke at around 11 months. They replaced it free of charge. However, the replacement also broke, two buckles two exact same failures. The spring in the Mission Belt appears to be similar, we’ll see if it last more than a year. My second belt purchase was a Marino belt. Two years later that buckle is like new. However the belt split so I bought the Mission Belt. As for all the belts, they each are made with filler material covered with paper thin leather on both sides. So, in about one year, if you wear it everyday, the leather layers will either crack, split or tear. At least that has been my experience. Before you buy take time to Google “Full Grain Leather” and see that it is the only leather that is 100% all cattle leather, with no filler in a sandwich of layered materials.

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